Work of Schiller - 1847
An
attractive six volume set of mid-19th century publisher's period cloth bindings w/
wonderful pictorial gilt spines. Smooth spines each show a different scene
- Pegasus, Tell, Phaedra, Gustav Adolph, Alea Rudolstadt, etc. Spine cloth
gently rubbed w/ a small nick in on of the volumes. Cloth boards are
tooled in blind. Bindings sound. Internally foxed. Hinges
cracked. Volume 3/4 missing title page, first few pages of volume 1/2
detached. All volumes lack a first endpapers (as issued, it appears).
Frontis in volume one depicts portrait of Schiller. Text in German. A
19th century set difficult to find complete. Appealing shelf
appearance. Books measure c. 5" x 6 1/4". Ordering: Please use the Buy Me button below, or phone the shop to order this map.
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